Registered Nurse - Orthopedic/Trauma - RN

Mayo Career Site UK; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic is recruiting an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a frontline inpatient care role in a hybrid care unit. The RN coordinates nursing care, provides direct patient care, and supports patient/family education and transitions of care within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model.

This position emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and quality improvement, with eligibility for TN sponsorship.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing and active nursing license.
• Experience coordinating nursing care and patient/family education.
• Ability to contribute to quality improvement and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care for assigned patients and ensure smooth transitions.
• Provide direct patient care, patient/family education and discharge planning.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives and committees.

Job description

Location

Nasseff Tower 8 A/B (NT 8), Orthopedic/Trauma (General Care). Hybrid Care Unit developing inpatient care of the future, today.

Patient Care Type

This is an exciting, newly built unit that is often the first to pilot cutting-edge technologies that enhance patient care and support staff. Mayo Clinic uses feedback from this unit to determine if new technologies or processes will be scaled to additional units in the hospital and across the enterprise. We care for various patients who have orthopedic trauma, spine surgery, hand surgery, orthopedic cancer, and a small amount of total joint replacements. This innovative unit collaborates closely with world-renowned physicians and surgeons, providing crucial support for their complex surgeries.

Bed #

24

Nursing Team Roles

Important components of nursing care include postoperative monitoring; increasing or maintaining independence; preventing skin breakdown, infection, and falls; managing acute and chronic pain; patient education; individualized patient care; and multidisciplinary team collaboration for acute care and discharge planning. This unit functions cohesively as a team to provide exceptional patient care.This care team has been recognized with the Service Excellence Award and nominated for the Excellence through Teamwork award.

In Progress and Future Innovation Work

• Developing advanced deterioration detection & response
• Piloting cutting-edge technologies
• Integrating virtual support from the ICU
• Automated continuous vital sign collection
• Pioneering documentation efficiencies, working towards minimal documentation
• Deploying new smartphones to reduce the number of devices carried
• Partnering with Virtual Registered Nurses (ViRN) to offset administrative tasks from the bedside RN

The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.